spigot
/ˈspɪgət/noun
1
- a small peg or plug, especially for insertion into the vent of a cask（桶的）塞子。
2
- US a tap〈美〉（水）龙头。
2.1
- a device for controlling the flow of liquid in a tap龙头中控制水流的装置。
3
- the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the socket of the next one（管子的）插端。
词源
Middle English: perhaps an alteration of Provençal espigou(n), from Latin spiculum, diminutive of spicum, variant of spica （see SPICA）.